Introducing Beethoven's Flute

'The revolution of Beethoven's writing - stretching the instruments and the orchestra - was mirrored necessarily by the development of the instrument.'
Our principal flute, Lisa Beznosiuk, teaches us about the development of the flute, and explains why Beethoven played such a key role in these changes.
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[@roaaaar]

This person has a wonderful presence and voice, and she is also very clear an instructive. what a great video.

[@davemiller7633]

Agreed. Without a doubt, this is one of the finest videos I've ever seen on KZbin

[@Headhunter_212]

People like this got me through 2020

[@Wolfganger]

Fr bro

[@Jenifer.flute20]

I love the pastoral, that little birdie section ❤️

[@ArEightSix]

I recognize Lisa Beznosiuk's name from the program notes of CDs I listened to years ago. As a player and lover of the flute, I find it a pleasure to hear her instructive explanation of the different pre-Boehm flutes, with examples to demonstrate their capabilities.

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

The difference in volume between the 4 key and 8 key flutes was incredible! I could also hear the how much more even the tone was between each of the notes.

[@nosher0267]

"All the symphonies and operas I'll be playing" Aged like milk :(

[@musicalintentions]

I especially enjoy Mrs. Beznosiuk's videos. She always presents ideas in a way which is enjoyable and memorable.

[@jcortese3300]

As an 8-key simple system player and fan, I approve of this video. :-) They are such utterly gorgeous instruments.

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

I wish the wood construction and sweeter sound could have been retained into modern times -- the modern flutes tend to sound harsh.

[@wilhelmorangenbaum163]

Retained the key system, change back to wood and conical bore

[@joshuarosen6242]

Several manufacturers make modern wooden flutes. Yamaha make some lovely wooden flutes but sadly I cannot afford the £12,000 they cost.

[@douro20]

@@joshuarosen6242 They also have a nice tuning slide on them.

[@michaelladerman2564]

My 1966 Haynes doesn't sound harsh.

[@Oaktreealley]

6:08 I love that contrast. My favorite is the old baroque system, but its so neat to see how the sounds and keys really changed what we hear.

[@douro20]

There's a video floating around of her playing J.S. Bach's Orchestral Suite no. 2 on a baroque flute in Japan back in 1995.

[@wheels5894]

It would be fascinating to have a sequel in which the 6 keyed flute is compared with a modern flute to hear the difference. Anyway, very interesting to hear about the flute. Thank you.

[@wheels5894]

And even a comparison with a recorder

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

BTW there's actually 2 additional Keys to get some lower notes like Db & C. The Low B Foot Joint as become standard but some guy in Japan was able to go 4 more notes lower than that down to G.

[@pablov1973]

It is wonderful to learn much more about those beautiful instrument. I love her very nice voice.

[@rondoweiss]

Such a cool lady giving a superb demo. Envy anyone that plays older flutes..So difficult 111

[@Andrewtafelklavier]

There are some great flute parts in Schubert symphonies.the Viennese flutes like Koch with their large embouchure sound great.in these

[@jeannebouwman1970]

5.27 that is really very difficult on all flutes, not just the old ones

[@JohnMcKLV]

I have a six-key simple-system flute, used for Irish music. That last solo in D was amazing, but in Eb? *Mind blown*. I'm sure there are classical pieces at that level of challenge. Thanks!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

It's a multi Keyed version of the Baroque Flute. What they would've done is to take a Baroque Flute & add some more Keys to it so that the fingerings can be simplified.

[@josequins9099]

Such beautiful sounding instruments. I definitely prefer wooden flutes to metal, although metal flutes still sound lovely.

[@leonardfenton7733]

Many thanks for this to Lisa Beznosiuk, one of the greatest flute players and teachers in the known universe.

[@ralf-peter.schwarz]

So amazing!!!! No teacher at school taught me anything of that excitement for music. Thanks you do with your amazing orchestra!!!!

[@1Cyberangels]

Yet another brilliant instrument that doesn't need electric power to function well and loud enough to entertain everyone! Thank you so much for show and tell! :)

[@thesceptic1018]

Top video - love to hear these learned musicians both talking and playing

[@brainformer2007]

Amazing... Nice framing, good sound, and mesmerizing voice of the lady

[@ericdew2021]

Beethoven was like the Microsoft of music: he writes more complex music, forcing the hardware manufacturers (the instrument makers) to make more sophisticated instruments. Then he pushes some more.

[@johngonzales3528]

Thank you Lisa for sharing. I am an amateur flute player and love learning about how and why composers used the flute. ❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥

[@ancientheart2532]

I play an African blackwood five key (lump mounted) Rudall and Rose 'd' Irish flute built by Terry McGee in 2002. Man, what a voice and presence it has! Crazy responsive. Just keeps getting better and better (not me...the flute). Ya gotta put the music in before you can get the music out.

[@bytorbusch]

Not only was it very informative for me but I absolutely loved her presentation and it was easy to see her enthusiasm for sharing her knowledge. Thank You.

[@lisanelsen242]

Thanks, Lisa ! Great video 😊 Also love that little Db solo.

[@leoperarm]

I love these videos. I’ve been listening to Ms. Beznosiuk’s recordings for many years and it is a pleasure to finally listen to her opinion about instruments and performance. Thank you!

[@kathleenmcdonald2389]

Thanks from Brooklyn, NY! I love the sound of all your flutes, esp different fingering choices on the 8 keyed, thanks for the inspiration, Lisa!

[@callimas]

I think this is my favourite of these "introducing" videos.

[@sonhando123]

Excellent presentation and outstanding playing Lisa!

[@gavrinmahaffey3656]

Great explanations and insights

[@greenviolist34]

Beautiful Absolutely wonderful to imagine the possibilities in timbre

[@matiasespinosa1808]

Great video!!! Thank you for the excellent introduction!!

[@patrickgilhooly8340]

Thank you for producing this wonderful video.

[@firelunamoon]

This is such a fascinating video! It has certainly made me pay attention to details in the music that I would not have noticed mch before.

[@lynnrixson1094]

Loved it !! So interesting and very well explained 😁😁

[@backyard5865]

Such great insight into the music world that helped me better understand things i never would have understood in the slightest. Thanks for sharing!

[@Stoltzfus]

Beethoven had a sense of humor in much of his work. Regular comedian that guy.

[@thedreadtyger]

how entirely pleasant! and wonderfully informative as well.

[@archibaldhaddock5277]

Love Lisa!

[@fdarchives_]

very interesting. ty. i understand more why mozart didnt care for the flutes of his day. left much to be desired. if only he lived a few more years.

[@whs1pmjazz]

you can really hear how much the intonation of the instrument improves as more and more keys are added

[@agnidas5816]

It does not work like that.

[@whs1pmjazz]

@@agnidas5816 It in fact does, but not directly. the less keys you have, the more cross fingerings and stuff like that you have to use to achieve a chromatic scale. And using those alternate/cross fingerings leads to having a fair amount of notes that simply will not be as in tune as the more modern instruments that have keys specifically made for those notes. Now, I'm not a woodwind player, so I don't know if a good flutist can adjust embouchure to try and pitch those notes back in tune like you can do with brass instruments, but the cross fingerings as a result of having less keys will absolutely lead to a more pitchy instrument overall.

[@addisonboott3241]

Patrick Reilly As a flute player: You can adjust the pitch of a note by using embouchure, but it is extremely hard to adjust to a pitch using cross fingerings accurately, especially if you don’t possess relative or perfect pitch. The keys make notes more in tune along with enriching the sound quality of the flute.

[@Anthony-lu2kg]

The sound is close to that of recorders make, I guess this is because it's made of wood instead of metal. It sounds warmer, sweeter, and softer than modern flutes.

[@alenaw5548]

Great video, thank you!! :)

[@michaeljames4509]

That was super fascinating.

[@robfox5670]

LOVE the voice of this lovely lady

[@jonbates9386]

Great video and highly informative, taking us right into the sound world of the composers. Perhaps the text could have mentioned the changes in concert pitch though. Even better, why not make a video explaining the variations in pitch for different eras: Beethoven in C sharp may well be our modern concert C and so forth.

[@Lurker1979]

Interesting seeing the evolution of the flute.

[@keixoun]

4:21 5000 points

[@bluetoes591]

Hahahaha!

[@ichirofakename]

Now I want a Baroque flute...

[@PlanetImo]

Very interesting, thank you! :)

[@Umbrielify]

great video

[@argonwheatbelly637]

Lovely, this!!!

[@cynic150]

So interesting and fascinating! I started my musical journey on the recorder, so I can understand what she is talking about. I do so like the sound of the wooden flutes. I think that Baroque music should be played on Baroque instruments. They sound better and blend.

[@jochanaan58]

She answers several questions I wasn't sure how to ask. :)

[@nonman3634]

That was really interesting.

[@alexanderbogdanov6983]

Merci !

[@mccypr]

Thanks! Neat!

[@Apfelstrudl]

Wagner was totally against metal flutes when they began to take over.

[@spongebob-wd9zg]

I wasnt even familiar with metal flutes until I learned how to play at school. I was honestly expecting it to be a wood flute lmao but it was still nice to play metal

[@joshuarosen6242]

@@spongebob-wd9zg I have a standard Böhm system metal flute and a boxwood Baroque single-keyed flute. The modern flute is much easier to play. I prefer the tone of my boxwood flute but I've never been sure whether that's not just because I particularly love Baroque music. I suppose I cannot imagine playing Debussy on my Baroque flute.

[@Symphing12]

I do like the colourful sound of the wooden flute over the metal ones but volume is a problem

[@hippojuice23]

So metal!

[@zengier9191]

@@joshuarosen6242 ive heard syrinx on the baroque flute

[@neilwalsh3977]

No matter how many times I hear Eroica, the more revolutionary it seems

[@cowboykelly6590]

That 8 key is starting to sound like a clarinet. This was Great too Watch , and Listen too . HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEETHOVEN. WE ARE STILL LISTENING. THANK YOU MA'AM

[@dimitreze]

great video her hands are huge

[@bobdownes162]

It's the camera. The nearer an object gets to the Lens, the larger it becomes.

[@vf7vico]

wonderful! -- so interesting to learn about the evolution of and changing possibilities for the flute with Beethoven as a baseline.

[@npkmanasatienkijmusic]

Damn, I thought she was gonna open with the Vivace's first theme from the Seventh symphony.

[@ajdc88]

she reminds me of helen mirren

[@tomtombird2329]

Oh - and she reminds me of young Margret Rutherford ;-))

[@sfbirdclub]

Was the second solo from Leonore 3 much more difficult on the 6 and 8 hole flutes?

[@shayleeford5649]

What is the 2nd excerpt she played? The first thing she played on the four keyed flute.

[@wilhelmorangenbaum163]

Thats the flute's excerpt in 'The Magic Flute' by Mozart. It happens in the finale of act I

[@the_eternal_student]

I am only interested in solo music and music of the same family of instruments; however, I am interested in historical instruments in their own right.

[@Tansea]

This knowledge requires protection.

[@G5349]

This flute has the same aesthetic as the eagle recorder by Adriana Breukink or maybe I should say the eagle recorder has the same aesthetic as this flute

[@dahlavibez5726]

wow i just want a nice close up and explaination of the finger triggers... so badly

[@dahlavibez5726]

2:10 ... i found it... is there a mini spring or no ??

[@BatEatsMoth]

What reference pitch were actual instruments of his time tuned to?

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

I want this lady to tuck me in and read me a bed time story, with flute interludes.

[@bobdownes162]

Sounds more like a Recorder.

[@karlaordonez136]

Is that the Grenser or Koch 8 Keyed flute ?

[@star._XDD]

Queria que tivesse legendas em português :'(

[@airforcemax]

*¡enjoyed at 6:26 pm Pacific DayLight Savings Time on Friday, 7 October 2022 Common Era or CE formerly known as Ano Domini or AD!*

[@e.heller4483]

Is this eight keyed flute a Grenser flute?

[@oae]

From Lisa: Yes the one I play most of the Beethoven on is a copy of a Grenser by Martin Wenner

[@PM-rp4bl]

The pitch is messing with my head, haha.

[@lokeshn8850]

Me: barely makes a sound when I close 6 holes on the flute because I cant close them properly. Her: this is a flute with 6 holes and 8 keys.

[@neilwalsh3977]

That's the hardest part in composition - the wind

[@sophiafake-virus2456]

Beethoven's fifth flute, to be precise.

[@idraote]

nice introduction from a genteel lady

[@BCSchmerker]

+OrchestraEnlighten *Van Beethoven's music had instrument builders going to eight-key traverse flutes.* The builders had to redesign the keying system for the power orchestra of Wilhelm Reichardt Wagner, as the flute of van Beethoven's era couldn't keep up in the context of Wagner's _Geſamtkunſtwerke._

[@vexedpurple4423]

Can u spot the 3 n’s like if you can mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnnmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@stephen1137]

Lisa, Beethoven stole that composition from me. But I got over it. And I make it a point to never mention it.

[@danielwaitzman2118]

And then there are the conical Boehm, and the Schwedler 1912 reform flute. Beautiful presentation and wonderful playing; but I do wish that she’d used a bit of vibrato, where appropriate.

[@nethbt]

This channel is full of nerd presenters

[@franznarf]

this is not an Orchestra and not even of the Age of Enlightenment